{"product_id":"a-dream-of-old-leaves-paperback","title":"A Dream of Old Leaves - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBret Lott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBret Lott's powerful, insightful stories illuminate the everyday episodes that move us -- husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and neighhors -- along the intricate paths of intimacy. A little boy's first bad dream brings his father back to his own childhood nights when danger lurked beneath the bed; in the California desert at night two brothers in a pickup tune into radio stations from distant places, interrupted by sudden bursts of static; estranged suburban friends become good neighbors again in the course of thwarting two thieves. \u003cbr\u003e Lott's previous novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Owned Vermont\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Stranger's House, \u003c\/i\u003e established him as \"one of the strongest voices to come along in some time\" \u003ci\u003e(The San Francisco Chronicle).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Dream of Old Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e stakes out his place in the landscape of new American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBret Lott\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five highly acclaimed novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Owned Vermont, A Stranger's House, Jewel, Reed's Beach, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunt Club, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as two collections of widely anthologized short stories, \u003ci\u003eA Dream of Old Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Home, \u003c\/i\u003e and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eFathers, Sons, and Brothers.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives with his wife and two sons near Charleston, South Carolina, and teaches at the College of Charleston and Vermont Colle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.5 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761730584864,"sku":"9780671038212","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/345e1feae33e6a28ec093dc1ba2b698a.webp?v=1780211547","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-dream-of-old-leaves-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}